Mu Ningxue's Kiss

Time flew by in the blink of an eye.

Dongfang Chen had turned fifteen and was about to enter high school.

High school was also the stage where the story of Full-Time Magician began.

Magic awakening started from this point as well.

At fifteen, Dongfang Chen had grown into a handsome young lad, while Ye Xin Xia beside him had become increasingly graceful and elegant.

Many things had happened over these years.

Ye Xin Xia's mother, Ye Chang, had abandoned her daughter just like in the original work.

Only this time, Ye Chang didn't seek out the honest man Mo Jia Xing. Instead, she left her daughter with Dongfang Chen and vanished without a trace.

When she learned of her mother's "disappearance," little Xiao Xin Xia even had a good cry.

She only recovered after Dongfang Chen patiently comforted her, but this caused little Xiao Xin Xia to become increasingly insecure.

She even insisted on sleeping with Dongfang Chen every night.

Next was Mu Ningxue.

As time passed, Mu Ningxue's personality grew colder and more aloof.

Coupled with her recent self-awakening of an Ice Element Spirit Seed, she became even more icy and frosty.

However, this demeanor only showed in front of outsiders.

When facing Dongfang Chen, the block of ice that was Mu Ningxue would instantly melt.

Over these years, the Broken System had become less active.

Instead, the Daily Check-in rewards had given Dongfang Chen considerable help.

Relying on the large quantities of medicinal materials obtained from Daily Check-ins and his uninterrupted cultivation over the years, Dongfang Chen had advanced from a One-star Dou Practitioner to a Five-star Dou Practitioner.

With the strength of a Five-star Dou Practitioner, he could easily defeat even Commander Level demons.

Daily Check-ins not only yielded medicinal materials but also some low-level Dou Techniques and Cultivation Methods.

Dongfang Chen had tried to get Ye Xin Xia and Mu Ningxue to cultivate Dou Qi.

But since this was a world of magic with no Dou Qi, neither of them could sense the Qi Sensation of Dou Qi no matter what.

As for why Dongfang Chen could cultivate?

That could only be attributed to the system.

And even with the system's help allowing Dongfang Chen to cultivate Dou Qi normally, the lack of Dou Qi in Heaven and Earth made his cultivation speed very slow.

Most of the time, Dongfang Chen had to rely on pills to achieve a normal cultivation pace.

This frustrated Dongfang Chen somewhat.

Because taking too many pills could destabilize his foundation, he didn't dare to recklessly consume them; otherwise, he wouldn't still be just a Five-star Dou Practitioner.

Although his strength hadn't increased much, his identity as an Alchemist had brought Dongfang Chen a tremendous amount of wealth.

The people of this world couldn't cultivate Dou Qi, but they could use pills refined with Dou Qi, and the effects were remarkably significant.

It was like a patient who had never used antibiotics using them for the first time—the results were surprisingly good.

An ordinary bottle of First-grade Coagulating Blood Powder for healing could produce three to four times the efficacy of the original work.

Not to mention other pills used to accelerate cultivation, protect Meridians, and calm the mind.

When these pills were used on the people of this world, their effects almost doubled.

The Hangzhou Dongfang Family, where Dongfang Chen lived, had leveraged its monopoly on pill sales to leap into becoming a top-tier major family in Huaxia.

During this time, the Dongfang Family had been using its exclusive pills to open up international markets and had established close ties with the Huaxia Military's logistics department.

The wealth accumulated in just these few years was enough to rival the Zhao Clan of Huaxia, and its domestic influence was comparable to the Mu Clan.

If not for the Dongfang Family still lacking a family Forbidden Curse Mage and falling short in international influence, the Dongfang Family might have been renamed the Dongfang Clan.

But the day when the Dongfang Family would be renamed the Dongfang Clan wasn't far off.

Because the current head of the Dongfang Family, Dongfang Mo, had already become a Half Forbidden Curse Mage, just one step away from being a Forbidden Curse Mage.

Huaxia Hangzhou, Dongfang Family.

"Uncle, this contains the pills the family needs for the second half of the year."

Dongfang Chen handed a delicate, small Storage Ring to Dongfang Mo.

This Storage Ring was a reward Dongfang Chen had obtained from a Daily Check-in one day and was also the tool used to transport pills.

As the Dongfang Family's pills aggressively captured market share, they also attracted many ill-intentioned people.

Countless individuals tried every possible way to uncover the source of the Dongfang Family's pills.

But no one could have imagined that the person refining the pills was merely a fifteen-year-old boy, and the tool for transporting them was just a tiny ring.

Dongfang Mo took the ring and said with a chuckle, "So you're still planning to go back to Bocheng?"

Dongfang Chen nodded.

The task to settle down in Wutan City (Bocheng) was already complete, and Dongfang Chen could have left Bocheng long ago.

But over the years, he had grown accustomed to living in Bocheng, so he couldn't be bothered to move.

"I plan to attend high school in Bocheng. I only came this time to travel with Xin Xia and deliver the goods by the way."

As Dongfang Chen spoke, he looked towards the graceful girl standing beside him.

Noticing his gaze, the girl gave him a radiant smile.

The girl was Ye Xin Xia.

Through Dongfang Chen's years of effort, although Ye Xin Xia's feet were still not fully recovered, simply standing and walking had become manageable.

At most, she struggled with strenuous activities, like running.

"Alright, Chen'er, you've grown up. Your uncle won't interfere too much with your decisions."

Dongfang Mo was still worried about Dongfang Chen's safety.

After all, besides being his nephew, he was also the lifeline of the entire Dongfang Family's pill supply.

If anything happened to Dongfang Chen, the whole Dongfang Family would plummet.

Fortunately, Butler Sai had recently successfully advanced to Archmage, so having him by Chen'er's side should ensure a certain level of safety.

After Dongfang Chen left the Dongfang Family with Ye Xin Xia, the two spent a few days having fun in Hangzhou, then passed through the Imperial Capital to visit Mu Ningxue at the Imperial Capital Magic Academy.

Ever since Mu Ningxue's Self-Awakening of Ice Element Magic, she had been admitted to the Imperial Capital Magic Academy.

Because they had grown up together, Mu Ningxue and Ye Xin Xia got along exceptionally well.

This allowed Dongfang Chen to enjoy the feeling of having both girls by his side.

"Xuexue, are you getting used to life in the Imperial Capital?"

The three sat on a bench in the Imperial Capital Magic Academy.

Dongfang Chen alternated between resting his head on Mu Ningxue's soft thighs and snuggling up to Ye Xin Xia.

This made the passing students envious.

"It's alright, but as you said, after awakening my magic, the fragments of the Ice Crystal Bow inside me have started to affect me."

Mu Ningxue's expression was extremely cold.

Yet when Dongfang Chen, resting on her lap, turned his head inward, a faint trace of red appeared on her cold face.

"Don't mess around. Listen to me properly."

"Mm-hmm, I'm listening."

Dongfang Chen sighed inwardly.

The Ice Crystal Bow's influence on Mu Ningxue was indeed significant.

When she was little, she would softly call him Brother Chen, but now she no longer did.

Suppressing the discomfort in her body, Mu Ningxue glanced lightly at Dongfang Chen and continued, "Although my cultivation hasn't been affected for now, as you can see, my personality and emotions have already been influenced."

"Even so, you still intend to collect all the fragments of the Ice Crystal Bow?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"Yes, because this is one of the few things I can find that's connected to my mother," Mu Ningxue said.

When they were young, Dongfang Chen had told Mu Ningxue about the Mu Clan and the Ice Crystal Bow.

He had planned to use Dou Qi to safely extract the Ice Crystal Bow fragments from Mu Ningxue's body, but she had refused.

"Alright, I respect your decision." Dongfang Chen continued to enjoy the kneeling pillow.

Mu Ningxue stared fixedly at Dongfang Chen and said, "So, to keep my personality from being influenced by the Ice Crystal Bow, I need your help."

"How can I help you?"

"Like this..."

As her words fell, Mu Ningxue lowered her head and leaned in to kiss him.

Dongfang Chen: !!!